Cigarette-mouthpiece-applying machine.



,No. 672,472. Patented Apr. 23, l90l.

. J. S. BEEMAN.

CIGARETTE MOUTHPIECE APPLYING MACHINE.

(Application filed Feb, 5, 1901.)

{No llodel.)

PATIENT Janice.

JOSEPH SAMUEL BEEMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

ClGARETTE-=NlOUTHPlECE APPLYlNG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,47 dated April Application filed February 5, 1901. Serial No. 46,138. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH SAMUEL BEE- MAN, a subject of the King of England, residingat 182 Earls Court road, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in or Relating to Cigarette-Mouthpiece-Applying Machines, (for which applications have been made in France, Serial No. 294,113, filed November 27, 1900; in Belgium, Serial No. 121,481, filed November 27, 1900; in Germany, Serial No. 28,123 III/79, filed November 27, 1900; in Hungary, Serial No. 16,488, filed November 27, 1900; in Italy, Serial No. 727, filed November 27, 1900, and in Austria, Serial No. 618, filed November 27, 1900,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cigarette mouthpiece applying machines which apply a strip of cork, paper, tobaccoleaf, or like material coated with an adhesive, as a tip, to the end of the cigarette.

The present invention has particular reference to machines such as are described in the specification of my prior United States patent, No. 662,389, dated November 27, 1900. Machines of this type comprise the following chief elements: A holder for the cigarette, a retainer to which a strip is caused to tem porarily adhere, means for supplying an adhesive or moistening agent to the retainer, means for presenting a strip to and contacting it with the retainer, and a lifting device which disengages the strip or a portion thereof from the retainer and brings its undersurface into contact with the cigarette to which it is to be applied.

According to this invention a reciprocating guard is added to the machine in order to keep the strip in its proper position ready to be applied to the cigarette when the strip is raised from the retainer by the lifting device.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation showing a portion of a machine provided with a reciprocating guard according to this invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspec tive view of the guard seen from the back.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings, and where possible such letters correspond for the sake of elearness with those indicating similar parts in the drawings in my United States Patent No. 662,389.

With reference first to Fig; 1, A F, and G are portions of the stationary frame of the machine, and G is a rotatable retainer carried upon a reciprocatingsupport G. The retainer G is automatically moistened, preferably with an adhesive, and supplied with strips K of cork or other suitable material. When one of these strips has been carried by the movement of the retainer G into its proper position, it is lifted, as shown in Fig. 1, by a lifting device L and brought by the continued movement of the retainer and the lifting device into proximity with a cigarette S. The lifting device then allows the strip K to be brought into contact with the cigarette, around which it is Wrapped to form a tip. The various mechanisms which bring about the abovementioned operations are not described or illustrated, as they form no part of the present invention and are clearly set forth in my prior United States patent above mentioned.

In order that when the front end of the strip K is raised from the retainer G by the lifting device L it shall be kept in its proper position and be prevented from turning back upon itself, a guard T is provided. This guard is carried by an arm T, attached to a sleeve T which is free to slide upon a guide G Secured to a lug T on the sleeve T is a rod T, which passes through a hole in a bracket T attached to the standard A and is provided outside the bracket with a collar P, which may be secured in any desired position upon therod by means of a set-screw T T0 the lug T is attached one end of a spiral spring T the other end of which is fastened, as at T to a portion G of the stationary frame. This spring 'I tends to keep the lug T or a screw T inserted in it, in contact with the end of the frame G so that the guard T will follow the motion of the retainer G, except at that part of its stroke where the latter moves under the cigarette to bring the raised strip into contact therewith. The function of the collar T is to prevent the guard T following the retainer at this portion of its stroke, and the dotted position of the guard (shown in Fig. 1) indicates approximately the minimum distance between it and the cigarette S.

I claimchine the combination of a retainer to which a strip is caused to adhere, a lifting device to disengage the strip from the retainer and a guard to keep the strip in its proper position when lifted substantially as set forth.

2. In a cigarette-mouthpieceapplying machine the combination of a retainer to which a strip is caused to adhere, a reciprocating support for the retainer, a lifting device to disengage the strip from the retainer, a guard mounted With freedom to slide upon guides and in contact with the reciprocating support,

name to'this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH SAMUEL BEEMAN.

Witnesses:

ALFRED J. BoULT, HARRY B. BRIDGE. 

